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Wayve raises $60M from AMD, Arm and Qualcomm for full self-driving stack
London-based Wayve received an additional $60M from AMD, Arm and Qualcomm, strengthening its self-driving platform's compatibility with nearly all major automotive chips and advancing Uber's robotaxi pilots.
Anthropic, Google and Microsoft Quietly Closed AI Agent Bugs Without CVE and Warnings
A researcher demonstrated that AI agents from Anthropic, Google and Microsoft can be forced to publish keys and tokens through prompt injection in GitHub Actions, yet no public CVE has been issued.
US Court Ruled That Defendant's Correspondence with Anthropic's Claude Is Not Protected by Attorney-Client Privilege
A US court ruled that conversations between a fraud defendant and Claude do not fall under attorney-client privilege: AI is not a lawyer, and public platforms do not guarantee confidentiality.
Athena launches FabOrchestrator for MES automation in chip and electronics factories
Athena launched FabOrchestrator — an agentic AI layer for MES that automates reports, support tickets, modeling, and code generation in chip and electronics factories.
Accenture invests in General Robotics to unite AI for factory robots
Accenture invested in General Robotics, whose GRID platform unites over 40 industrial robots of different brands under a single AI layer for factories and warehouses.
Accel raised $5B for AI startups and intensified the race for late-stage deals
Accel has raised $5B for major investments in AI companies at late stages, targeting deals around $200M and heating up the capital race for the market's most expensive players.
Anthropic Receives $800 Billion Valuation Offers Amid $30 Billion Revenue Run Rate
Investors are willing to value Anthropic at approximately $800 billion—more than double the valuation from just two months ago—following a surge in annual revenue run rate to $30 billion.
Sygaldry raised $139M for quantum-classical servers to accelerate AI
U.S. startup Sygaldry, backed by quantum computing pioneer Chad Rigetti, raised $139M for hybrid servers to accelerate AI workloads.
Cadence and Nvidia Expand Partnership for Training Robots on More Accurate Simulations
Cadence and Nvidia combine physically accurate simulations, Isaac tools, and Cosmos models to help robots transition faster from virtual training to real-world deployment.
Elon Musk Accelerates Terafab: Chip Equipment Suppliers Urged to Speed Up
Musk's teams are requesting prices and delivery schedules from key equipment suppliers for Terafab — an AI-chip factory project where supply speed could determine the entire strategy's pace.
Apple Threatened to Remove Grok from App Store Over Nude Deepfake Complaints
A letter from Apple to senators revealed that the company rejected Grok's first update in January and warned xAI: without restrictions on sexualized deepfakes, the app would be removed from the App Store.
Bank of England convenes British banks for briefing on cyber risks of Anthropic's Mythos model
The Bank of England, FCA and UK cybersecurity services have escalated Claude Mythos Preview to major banks: the Anthropic model, per their assessment, is capable of autonomously searching for and exploiting vulnerabiliti
Spektr raises $20M for AI agents for KYC and KYB in financial compliance
Danish fintech Spektr has closed a $20M Series A round and is developing an AI platform that automates KYC and KYB checks, reducing hours of manual work to minutes.
Anthropic Releases Claude Opus 4.7 with Best Results in Coding and Agentic Tasks
Anthropic introduced Claude Opus 4.7 — a flagship model with SWE-bench Pro leadership, stronger agentic reasoning, fewer tool errors, and 3x higher image resolution.
Google Adds Image Generation to Gemini Based on Emails, Photos, and Calendar
Google integrated personalized image generation into Gemini using Nano Banana: the AI draws on data from Gmail, Photos, Calendar, and Drive, with the feature launching first in the US.
Solidroad raised $25M to shift customer support quality control to AI
Dublin and San Francisco-based Solidroad raised $25M for an AI quality control platform that audits 100% of support interactions instead of the standard 1–3% sample.
Roblox turned its built-in AI assistant into an agent that plans, assembles, and tests games itself
Roblox added planning mode, 3D object generation, and self-checking to its built-in AI assistant so it could not only advise but also almost independently assemble games.
OpenAI Introduced GPT-Rosalind for Drug Discovery and Biomedical Research
OpenAI launched GPT-Rosalind — the first specialized model line for biochemistry, genomics, and drug development, with access limited to verified corporate customers.
Anthropic Chief Discusses Mythos Access With White House Amid Pentagon Dispute
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei meets with the White House as U.S. authorities determine who will get access to Mythos — an AI model capable of discovering and exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities.
Allbirds Abandons Footwear, Rebrands as NewBird AI for GPU Cloud Services
Shoe manufacturer Allbirds is selling its footwear business for $39 million, rebranding as NewBird AI and betting on GPU capacity rentals for the artificial intelligence market.
Canva Embeds Its Design Engine into Claude Through Anthropic Partnership
Canva and Anthropic launched Claude Design powered by Claude Opus 4.7 — the service rapidly transforms text requests into fully editable branded visuals.
Intel launches Wildcat Lake chips against MacBook Neo, betting on local AI
Intel has unveiled Core Series 3 mobile processors under the codename Wildcat Lake for budget notebooks, countering MacBook Neo's success with a bet on local AI and a wide range of Windows models.
Three OpenAI executives depart amid Sora shutdown and wind-down of side projects
In a single day, OpenAI lost its former product director, Sora head, and enterprise CTO as the company cuts non-core initiatives and intensifies focus on enterprise AI.
Anthropic Chief Discussed Mythos Access at White House Following Pentagon Conflict
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei met with White House leadership to discuss U.S. government agencies' access to Mythos—an AI model for detecting critical cyber vulnerabilities.
Cursor preparing $2B funding round at $50B valuation amid AI-coding boom
Cursor is discussing raising at least $2B at a $50B valuation, nearly doubling its end-2025 level amid explosive demand for AI coding tools.
Palantir, Thales and Air Space Intelligence compete for FAA AI contract for airspace management
FAA develops SMART system designed to predict airspace conflicts two hours in advance, with Palantir, Thales and Air Space Intelligence competing for the platform contract.
US Seeks to Restrict China's Access to Chip Manufacturing Equipment via MATCH Act
China warned that the new US legislative proposal MATCH Act on export restrictions for chip manufacturing equipment will impact not only Beijing but the entire global supply chain.
Oakland Court to Hear Elon Musk's Lawsuit Against OpenAI and Sam Altman Over Mission
Federal court proceedings begin in Oakland to determine whether OpenAI violated its nonprofit mission after becoming one of the most expensive players in the AI market.
Nvidia: Jensen Huang calls DeepSeek's launch on Huawei chips a threat to the USA
Nvidia's head warned that DeepSeek's shift from CUDA to Huawei's Ascend and CANN stack could weaken US technological influence in AI, even though Chinese chips remain significantly weaker.
Strike on SABIC hits AI supply chain: PCB resin prices surge, lead times extend
After a strike on SABIC's facility in Al-Jubail, production of resin for PCB laminates has halted, prices have surged 40%, and delivery times have extended to 15 weeks, hitting the AI hardware market.